Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary … Pacific adjusted in Malawi
Malawi: Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary … Pacific adjusted was 1.13 UIS estimate in 2023. ▲ Rising
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in in Malawi, 2012–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in UIS estimate.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in in Malawi is 1.13 UIS estimate, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.2% on the previous year and up 15.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in in Malawi peaked at 1.45 UIS estimate in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.6124 UIS estimate, in 2016.
Malawi ranks 81st of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary … Pacific adjusted in Malawi, year by year
| Year | UIS estimate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 0.9322 UIS estimate | — |
| 2013 | 0.9729 UIS estimate | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 1.12 UIS estimate | +15.0% |
| 2015 | 0.9529 UIS estimate | -14.8% |
| 2016 | 0.6124 UIS estimate | -35.7% |
| 2017 | 0.9918 UIS estimate | +62.0% |
| 2018 | 1.24 UIS estimate | +24.6% |
| 2019 | 1.23 UIS estimate | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 1.36 UIS estimate | +10.6% |
| 2021 | 1.45 UIS estimate | +6.9% |
| 2022 | 1.31 UIS estimate | -9.5% |
| 2023 | 1.13 UIS estimate | -14.2% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 1.13 UIS estimate is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.6889 UIS estimate, 1.6× the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 1.13 UIS estimate is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1 UIS estimate, 1.1× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.01 UIS estimate | 0.6124 UIS estimate | 1.24 UIS estimate | 8 |
| 2020s | 1.31 UIS estimate | 1.13 UIS estimate | 1.45 UIS estimate | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
More education data for Malawi
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 14,528 (2019)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1.25 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.16 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 4.75 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.2193 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.75 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in in Malawi?
- Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in in Malawi was 1.13 UIS estimate in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 1.45 UIS estimate in 2021.
- What is the lowest mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6124 UIS estimate in 2016.
- How does Malawi rank for mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in?
- Malawi ranks 81st out of 176 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in the Pacific, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (UIS estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release